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Trekking in Sikkim |
To adventure lovers, trekking in Sikkim is an experience
of many extents. For those who are looking for
excitement plus adventure nothing can match the view of
the Himalayan Mountains, which seem to touch the sky. As
the adventurer passes his way through a mountain trek,
he establishes an easy relationship with nature.
Trekkers in Sikkim will be spell bounded by the
profusion of plants and flowers.
Most of the trekking routes are few tens of kilometers
from major towns but going there is like travelling many
hundred years back into time. The best months to trek in
Sikkim are March to May and September to November.
However trekking at altitudes above 14,000 ft should be
avoided in March and April because the winter snow still
persists on the ground and sometimes there is even heavy
snowfall during these months making it difficult to
locate the path. Most of the so called places on the
trekking routes in remote areas have just herders’ hut
or shed and some places have nothing at all but just
wilderness and you wonder how they derived their names
in the first place. The places have names that are
whispers on the wind: Yoksum, Zongri, Varsey, Maenam,
Tolung. Some routes are so remote that you can walk for
days together without seeing a soul.
Trekking in Sikkim can be a wonderful experience an
antidote to city stress of daily life and its memories
are cherished lifelong. While trekking one relishes the
pure air and the silence of the wilderness and feels the
awakening of senses dulled by urban living. As one walks
through the vales and dales and past quaint villages,
mountains take up strange wonderful shapes and the
beauty of the Himalayas unfolds itself before you.
Great tracts of virgin forests and deep river valleys,
offering views of ancient monasteries such as
Pemayangtse and Tashiding and the attractive but rapidly
developing hamlet of Pelling, characterize the beautiful
region of Western Sikkim. The old capital, Yoksum, lies
at the start of the trail towards Dzongri and
Kanchenjunga.
On the far west, along the border with Nepal, the
watershed of the Singalila range rises along a single
ridge, with giants such as Rathong and Kabru culminating
in Kanchenjunga itself. Although only one high altitude
trek is currently available, several low altitude treks,
free from trekking restrictions, provide tremendous
opportunities for trekkers to enjoy the terraced
landscapes, waterfalls and forests.
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Major Trekking Routes in Sikkim |
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Hiking Altitude |
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08 Days |
4,200 m. |
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Hiking Altitude |
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Season |
13 Days |
5,002 m. |
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Duration |
Hiking Altitude |
Grade |
Season |
18 Days |
5,000 m. |
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Duration |
Hiking Altitude |
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Season |
15 Days |
5,500 m. |
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Picture of Sikkim |
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Current Tourism News |
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Nepal trekking /
travel related business was booming until 1999. After that, the
incessant conflict scared off tourists from visiting
Nepal and we are feeling the pinch of the fall in
tourist arrivals. There was a time when we recorded such
a huge flow of tourists that we used to turn back some.
As a professional Nepal tour operator we did not have sufficient
staff and equipment to handle all of them...
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Sikkim's
most popular short trek to Dzongri Ridge in the
Kanchenjunga National Park. Trek through virgin
rhododendron forests and experience the native
culture of Sikkim. Climb Dzongri Top at sunrise
to enjoy spectacular close up views of Mt.
Kanchanjunga, 
Sikkim's
most popular trek to the foot of Mt. Kangchenjunga the 3rd highest peak in the world.
Trek from Yoksum to Goechela pass at 5000m/. A
world of subtropical forests, rhododendron
forests, alpine meadows where the hairy yak
heards graze
Arrive
at Bhadrapur Or Bagdogra Airport. Drive up the
Teesta valley to Gangtok the capital of Sikkim.
Hotel Sonam Delek. (D) - Gangtok town & Rumtek
Monastery sightseeing. Hotel Sonam Delek. (B, L,
D) - Drive Gangtok to Pelling. Lodge or Camp.
(B, L, D)
Affection
between men and women, even married, is selfdom
expressed. Public kissing, hugging, and hand-
holding are offensive to most Nepalese and a
sign moral. But it is acceptable for two men to
walk hand in hand.
